Performance Lost? Ram Air

[goat318]

2000 gts.I removed factory airbox and installed a ram-air kit.Metal tubes with K%n filters on end. Does not have a divider, just filters behind the radiator. It sounds cool but seems like sucking up all that hot air would have a negitive effect. It seems I lost some low end torque.??? Any advice? thx

 

[Sweet Ride]

My advice is to pick up a Vipair or go back to stock and add smooth tubes. Your current setup is sucking hot air and will result in a loss of power.

Or you could always add a supercharger...

 

[SNKEBIT]

Put the divider in, problem solved.

 

[01ACR/VIPER]

2000 gts.I removed factory airbox and installed a ram-air kit.Metal tubes with K%n filters on end. Does not have a divider, just filters behind the radiator. It sounds cool but seems like sucking up all that hot air would have a negitive effect. It seems I lost some low end torque.??? Any advice? thx

You got it.

 

[01ACR/VIPER]

My advice is to pick up a Vipair or go back to stock and add smooth tubes. Your current setup is sucking hot air and will result in a loss of power.

Or you could always add a supercharger...

Whats a VIPAIR?

 

[dave6666]

Sounds like you got rammed!

Search and ask questions first. Purchase second!

 

[Sweet Ride]

Whats a VIPAIR?

I think there's a short thread on that somewhere.

 

[ViperTony]

Can you post pics of the Ram Air? Was this on sale at ebay at one point because I got some very interesting claims about it from the seller.

 

[GTS-R 001]

Whats a VIPAIR?

Next to T&A, the most viewed thread on the VCA site

 

[jamie furman]

2000 gts.I removed factory airbox and installed a ram-air kit.Metal tubes with K%n filters on end. Does not have a divider, just filters behind the radiator. It sounds cool but seems like sucking up all that hot air would have a negitive effect. It seems I lost some low end torque.??? Any advice? thx

Sometimes feel can be deceiving? I would say take it to a track rental and make passes with both setups and that way you know for sure.

 

[goat318]

92-02 Dodge Viper Dual Polished Tube Air Intake w/KnN:eBay Motors (item 250410192131 end time Aug-17-09 15:21:02 PDT)

seller was prozenmotorsports


claimed 15-20 hp increase, I a idiot. Looking for a real ram air set up now

 

[SNKEBIT]

92-02 Dodge Viper Dual Polished Tube Air Intake w/KnN:eBay Motors (item 250410192131 end time Aug-17-09 15:21:02 PDT)

seller was prozenmotorsports


claimed 15-20 hp increase, I a idiot. Looking for a real ram air set up now

PUT THE DIVIDER PLATE IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[goat318]

I dont have a divider plate or I would

 

[Russ M]

Do a search before you purchase mods that loose power.

Anything other than a factory air box is going to loose power, been there, done that, spent a day or two on a dyno to prove it.

A setup like the one you bought is probably worth -20hp at the wheels, enjoy.